Darren Gordon

Nickname: Tank Gordon

Sponsor: Penny Farthing Cycles (14 years)

Occupation: Banker (Kiwibank)

Disciplines: Road Cycling /Duathlons (Running/Cycling)

Race category:  Vet 1

Years riding:  21

Race bike: Scott CR1

Other bikes:  Scott Plasma Time Trial bike

Fav bike gadget: Heart Rate Monitor (these days always in the red even on the flat)

Week training: 100-150km winter, 350km max in summer

Fav training ride: Korokoro Loop

 

 

Career highlights:

Cycling: 15 finishes Tour Of Wellington. Best place: 19th GC 1994

Duathlon: 10th National Duathlon Champs Auckland 2008

Results and highlights:

Road Cycling:

10th Elite Time Trial Champs
9th Oceania Time Trial Champs (Wanganui 2005)
2 finishes Tour Of Southland
6 x Winner Wellington Time Trial Champs
2 x Winner Wellington Hill Climb Champs
2 x Winner Wellington 2up Time Trial Champs
5th NZ Elite Time Trial Champs 1999(Dunedin)
7th NZ Elite Time Trial Champs 2000 (Hamilton)
11th NZ Elite Road Cycling Champs 2000 (Hamilton)
6 x Winner Hope Gibbons Shield
2nd around lake Taupo 1996
Winner Palmerston North to Wellington 1994 (on sealed handicap)
Balfour Pennington Winner 1994

Duathlon:

4 x Winner Wellington Scorching Duathlons

Favourite race:  Rice Mountain Cycling Classic

Overseas riding: Belgium 1992 (4 weeks), Australia (couple of races)

Crash history: Many - always try and stay upright

Favourite food: Chinese

Favourite music: Classics, anything with a good beat to help you relax

Favourite film: Mission Impossible

Favourite Pro:  Julian Dean

Favourite book: Paul Kimage - A Rough Ride

Other sports: Running, Winter Intercub X Country, Hutt Valley Harriers

Ambitions/Aspirations:  2009 - Lead by example as a ambasstor in my sports, also spend more time at home with the kids after I achieve all my goals 

Anything else: Never do a 2up Time trial with National Road cycling champ Gordon McCauley, he never lets you do a turn and ask him what happened when Tank picked up a fridge (Bonk) in the last 4km of a 40km time trial.

Last word/Quotes:

"Cycling and duathlon can be a cruel sports; with racing you always remember your good rides but you forget very quickly your bad races."

"Always have goals to work with and you will progress in your sports".

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